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Oh, definitely. I can't stand Maximilian, and it sucks that everytime the actor decides to come back (this is his fourth stint), storylines get rewritten so Maximilian can emerge as the knight in shining armor even though he's a criminal himself. Vincent was a welcome change, and the actor was capable and nice to look at.

16 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Sometimes I wonder if AWZ just keep Deniz for that iconic pool shot (or are he and Jenny popular together - or are they related...my memory is awful).

I don't know if Jenny and Deniz are that popular as a couple, but they've clearly become one of the show's main couples and have had shared frontburner storylines for almost two years, mostly involving their business.

The relationships and family ties on AWZ are a bit obscure and incestuous, I admit. It's very similar to B&B, actually.

Richard and Simone are currently divorced. They have broken up several times since the show began, and remarried several times as well.
Jenny is in a relationship with Deniz Öztürk, and Vanessa is married to Christoph Lukowski. They have a little son named Henry who was born last year.
Jenny has a little daughter named Annabelle from a previous relationship. Annabelle is roughly 4 years old.

Richard Steinkamp has another son, Ben Steinkamp. He's currently single (and on the backburner, it seems).

Carmen Bauer is Simone's half-sister. She is Ben's ex-girlfriend and is currently dating his father Richard.Michelle Bauer is the daughter of Carmen and Vincent Thalbach. She's Jenny and Vanessa's cousin. Michelle is Ronny Bergmann's ex-girlfriend.

Maximilian von Altenburg is Simone's son. He's Jenny and Vanessa's half-brother.
He was once married to Lena Bergmann von Altenburg Öztürk and they have a son named Alexander together. Alexander lives with Lena.
He was also once married to Isabelle Reichenbach Steinkamp von Altenburg Pachlhuber and they have a daughter named Sophia together.

Lena Bergmann von Altenburg Öztürk is married to Marian Öztürk. She is also Ingo Zadek's ex-girlfriend and Ronny Bergmann's cousin. She's best friends with Diana and Carmen.
Marian Öztürk is Deniz's father.

Ingo Zadek is currently involved with Diana Sommer. He is Marie Schmidt's half-brother. Diana is Marie's figure skating coach.

Ingo, Ben and Marian are best buddies.

Marie is in a relationship with Ronny Bergmann. She hates Michelle and vice versa.

01. Christoph (Lars Korten) wants Simone (Tatjana Clasing) to admit that she evaded paying taxes 02. Marian (Sam Eisenstein) and Lena (Juliette Greco) argue about Maximilian's presence in their lives 03. At Alexander's birthday party, the tensions between Marian and Maxmilian heat up 04. Pauline (Maike Johanna Reuter) is surprised to receive a visit from her brother Kai (Philipp Stier) 05. Isabelle (Ania Niedieck) appeals to Damian's conscience regarding his aversion to Kai 06. Ingo (André Dietz) tells Lena that the Steinkamp Zentrum will probably close down and that everyone will lose their jobs 07. Deniz's cousin Aylin (Stefania Kavas) tells Jenny (Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen) that she has a crush on her 08. Deniz is surprised when Jenny and Aylin flirt in his presence 09. Aylin visits Jenny at the Steinkamp mansion and is greeted by Frau Scholz (Ingeborg Brings) 10. Damian burns his childhood photos

Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten

01. Alexander (Clemens Löhr) suspects that Maren (Eva Mona Rodekirchen) is hiding something from him – well, how could he know that she slept with Leon! 02. Paul (Niklas Osterloh) is glad to have his sister Miriam aka Annike (Luisa Wietzorek), who was kidnapped as a young child, back in his life 03. Lea (Susanna Okonowski) feels neglected by Jonas (Felix van Deventer) 04. Nina (Maria Wedig, right) tries to find reasons why Katrin (Ulrike Frank) can't move in with her and Luis (Maximilian Braun) 05. John (Felix von Jascheroff) and Shirin (Gamze Senol [who is now on contract]) have trouble with their latest business venture 06. Paul proposes to Emily (Anne Menden) and she says "yes" 07. Rosa (Joanna Schümer) is happy that her sons Chris (Eric Stehfest) and Felix are finally getting along... 08. ...but Sunny (Valentina Pahde) still has problems with Felix's presence in Chris's life 09. John gets to know Shirin's husband Erik (Patrick Heinrich) 10. Felix (Thaddäus Meilinger) is surprised that Laura (Chryssanthi Kavazi) has obviously changed her revenge plans

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According to recent reports, Sat.1 will launch a new daily soap this fall. Grundy UFA, which also produces the RTL soaps GZSZ, AWZ and UU, has pitched three ideas to the network.

Since the 90s, Sat.1 has tried to establish a successful rival to the RTL soaps, but failed miserably every time. All soaps were cancelled after less than one year on the air. Their last effort was "Mila" which debuted on September 7th, 2015 and was taken off the network's schedule only three weeks later. The remaining 60 episodes, which already had been filmed, were shown on Sat.1's sister channel sixx.

UU: Behind the scenes: Easy and Ringo's happy ending
The videos shows that while filming on-location in front of Cologne Cathedral, some people expressed anti gay slurs.

GZSZ has just started a #MeToo storyline involving Lilly Seefeld (Iris Mareike Steen) who is sexually harrassed at work by her boss Dr. Brückner.

This daily soap has been on the air since October 2007. So far 2900 episodes have been shown. "Dahoam is Dahoam" (Standard German: "Daheim ist Daheim" / "At Home is at Home") airs weekdays at 7.30 pm (against AWZ and GZSZ) on BR (Bayerischer Rundfunk) and attracts an audience of ~ 1 million every day. The show is set in Lansing, a rural village in Bavaria, and has quite a traditional look compared to the other soaps. Several characters speak in a Bavarian dialect which is sometimes hard to understand in other parts of Germany.

Schloss Einstein – Opening Season 20
The long-running childrens' soap is still on the air and just finished its 21st season with 26 new episodes.

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I'm going to binge watch some GZSZ. I've really wanted to get into it long-term for a while but only watched an ep here or there. I'm thinking of giving up EastEnders & Home and Away so I'll have time to fit in GZSZ with Days and Neighbours.

Is GZSZ good at the moment? I don't like the current opening sequence much.

Edited April 29 by Edward Skylover

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Is GZSZ good at the moment? I don't like the current opening sequence much.

Currently there are several good storylines: Anni has fallen in love with Katrin, her ex-girlfriend Jasmin's mother... the two women will share a kiss soon. On paper, the whole storyline is absurd because Katrin has never shown any bisexual tendencies before, but the two actresses are definitely going to make this work. Then there's Maren, a mother of 3 adult kids, who's now pregnant from a one-night-stand with Leon. The problem is, Leon's married to Sophie, and Maren's been in relationship with Alexander for a couple of years. Nina has recently gotten a divorce from her abusive husband Martin and is growing closer to Jo Gerner. Jo and Katrin are battling for Johanna's custody. John is fighting for Shirin's affection, but Shirin is still faithful to her criminal husband Erik, who had been in prison for several years. Emily and Paul are going to get married, but Paul's sister Miriam, who had been kidnapped as a child and has only resurfaced recently, is causing trouble. Maybe she's not the real Miriam after all?

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Episode Counts April 2018

Actor names in italics denote recurring roles or guest appearances.
One-shot characters do not appear in this list, even though they were listed in the closing credits.

Unter uns

A total of 20 episodes aired this month.
No new episode on 04/01/2018 (= Easter Monday)

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Now's a good time to tune in because at the end of May, there's going to be another special primetime episode.

Episodes #6515 to #6517 will air on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 as a 90-minutes episode between 7.40 and 9.15 pm, followed by a 60-minutes backstage special.

The special was filmed on the Spanish island of Mallorca. John, Emily, Philip, Sophie,. Maren, Paul and Shirin travel to Mallorca to celebrate Emily and Philip's 30th birthday. Of course all hell breaks loose...